Lucy Walker

Lucy Walker is an Emmy-winning British film director who has twice been nominated for an Academy Award and is renowned for creating riveting, character-driven nonfiction that delivers emotionally and narratively. The Hollywood Reporter has called her “the new Errol Morris” and Variety has praised her unique ability to connect with audiences.

Lucy grew up in England and attended Oxford University, where she graduated with top honors in literature, and directed theater and musical theater before winning a Fulbright Scholarship to attend the Graduate Film Program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. There she earned an MFA and directed award-winning short fiction films. While living in New York, she also enjoyed a successful career as a DJ and musician.

Lucy's films include feature documentaries The Crash Reel (2013), Waste Land (2010), Countdown to Zero (2010), Blindsight (2006), Devil’s Playground (2002) and short films, notably The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011) and The Lion’s Mouth Opens (2014), as well as television, including twenty episodes of Nickelodeon Blue’s Clues. Her films have been shortlisted for five Oscars (nominated for two), nominated for seven Emmys (winning one), an Independent Spirit Award, a DGA Award, a Gotham Award, and have won over one hundred other film awards. For her advertising work, she has been recognized with awards including three Cannes Lions, two Clios, two One Clios and two Association of Independent Commercial Producers awards.

Lucy is also an acclaimed virtual reality director. Her first VR experience, A History of Cuban Dance (2016), premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and showed at SXSW and the Toronto International Film Festival. She has directed branded VR experiences for AirBnB, Toms Shoes, Vaseline, Vice, and the Buena Vista Social Club.

Lucy now lives in Venice, California and for fun in 2017, took over organizing and curating TEDxVeniceBeach and hosted a wildly successful inaugural event featuring talks by Diane von Furstenberg, Moby, and Agnes Varda, among others.

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Loving it my whole life! I used to race but now I just commute, beach cruise, and ride for fun.

What is your professional goal for 2018?

Continue with my filmmaking career and staying fit and healthy and happy.

Why do you love cycling?

EVERYTHING! Nothing exhilarates me more.

Why do you love riding for Liv?

I love LIV bikes, LIV gear, and I love what LIV stands for.

What is one item you would never leave home without?

My LIV bicycle, srlsy ;-)

If you could learn a new sport or skill this year, what would it be?

SUP! Stand Up Paddleboarding is next for me!

What is your favorite place to travel?

EVERYWHERE! Cuba, Cambodia, Vietnam, France, Italy, California... and that's just the last three months!

Who are your favorite riding partners?

Anyone and everyone!

How do you spend your time off the bike?

I make documentary films and the fun about that is that it has me doing all the fun things on planet earth: traveling, experiencing new things, meeting fascinating people, going on thrilling adventures, shooting video and playing music and putting it all together in fabulous stories.

What do you want to be "when you grow up"?

Everything! I was always curious in absolutely everything, so my job is actually pretty perfect because I get to explore so many worlds and wear so many hats.

Words you live by...

“The problem is not to find the answer, it's to face the answer.” - Terence McKenna

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